vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-8443): OpenSC vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Sep 10, 2024 | Mar 13, 2025 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 10, 2024
Added
Mar 13, 2025
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responses to the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the `pkcs15-init` tool may lead to out-of-bound rights, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-openscubuntu-pro-upgrade-opensc-pkcs11ubuntu-upgrade-openscubuntu-upgrade-opensc-pkcs11
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